Chapter 5.1.2.

Question 1

What role does memory play in our personal identity

Answer 1

Memories define each individual as a unique person.

Question 2

Can you train your brain to memorize or do you have to have it natural

Answer 2

Both; You can learn and be born with it.

Question 3

information processing model

Answer 3

model memory that includes

Question 4

encoding

Answer 4

entering information into memory

Question 5

sensory memory

Answer 5

earliest part of memory process. senses take in and hold information.

Question 6

echoic memory

Answer 6

auditory sensory memory.

Question 7

iconic memory

Answer 7

visual sensory memory/ or information your eyes took in

Question 8

level of processing

Answer 8

how deeply information is processed
(aka depth of processing)

Question 9

chunking

Answer 9

grouping pieces of information together in a way to help you remember.

Question 10

rehearsal

Answer 10

repeating information to enhance memory

Question 11

maintenance rehearsal

Answer 11

repeated information in the same way it was encoded

Question 12

elaborative rehearsal

Answer 12

adding meaning or associations to information that enhances memory.

Question 13

long term potentiation

Answer 13

connection between neurons that form memory

Question 14

storage

Answer 14

retaining information in memory

Question 15

short-term memory

Answer 15

a limited amount of new information thats held until its discarded or kept long-term

Question 16

long-term memory

Answer 16

limitless amount of information thats held for extensive periods of time

Question 17

automatic processing/encoding

Question 18

retrieval

Answer 18

pulling information out of memory

Question 19

recall

Answer 19

type of retrieval where you access stored information

Question 20

recognition

Answer 20

type of retrieval in which you determine whether stored information matches external information

Question 21

encoding specificity

Answer 21

Specific things about a memory such as surroundings.

Question 22

priming

Answer 22

when recent experiences cause an increased likelihood of recalling certain memories

Question 23

retrieval cues

Answer 23

reminders that facilitate retrieval of information from memory.